4 Million Tourists Visited Istanbul
 Istanbul Culture and Tourism Directorate announced that Istanbul welcomed 4 million foreign tourists in the first 7 months of 2008. Compare to last year, in the first 7 months, arrivals to the city increased 13% by air transportation and 29% by sea transportation. 3,868,381 tourists preferred air transportation... more
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater To Celebrate
50th Year in Istanbul
 World-renowned dance group Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform three shows in Istanbul as part of its 50th anniversary tour. Sponsored by HSBC Bank, Lütfi Kirdar Convention Hall hosts Alvin Ailey shows on September 17, 18 and 19 at 20:30. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance... more
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Istanbul Deputy Governor Cumhur Güven Taşbaşı has been appointed to Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry as Director General for Promotion. Taşbaşı worked for Istanbul’s candidacy to 2010 European Culture Capital since 2002. He has represented Istanbul Governorship at the presentation organized for European Union Culture Committee. He has also worked with committees during meetings organized in European cities to... 
The 2008 Beijing Olympics has held with sports events that many world and Olympic records were broken. Billions of people and tourists have followed competitions either on TV channels or by visiting the city. Turkish Culture & Tourism Ministry has allocated 1 million 450 thousand...
